I thought I would hate the boat (A runner) Past Review
By A student (Wellesley College) - abroad from 02/12/2018 to 05/09/2018 with
Sea Education Association: Programs at Sea - Oceans and Climate
I climbed to the top of the ship in the middle of beautiful tropical bay. I lived through a hurricane. I was the Junior Watch Officer on a ship in the middle of major squall. I got a ship from point A to a 1km circle in the middle of night and saw a giant asteroid go past. The ocean is amazing.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Boat was great, the houses at the SEA campus were cute. Long live A house. |
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Boat food was amazing. Liked being able to cook my own meals on Campus. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Boat life is different from real world life, most of the time it is amazing, sometimes it is hard. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I don't understand my own healthcare at Wellesley so I similarly did not know how to use it in Woods Hole. |
| * Safety: |
Woods Hole is great! |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Honestly spending six weeks sailing the ocean is something that you will never get to do in your life. I love to run and explore, but it is so easy to run and explore everywhere. It is awfully hard to find a Tall Sailing ship that will let you design your own research experience and feed you while you live on it. 120 feet and 34 people is not a whole lot of personal space, but that is when you realize that you actually have the whole world and everyone in it is so amazing. |
Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $10 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | The day-old baked goods at Pie in the Sky are great! |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Tall ships are beautiful and this program is very special. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Avid AdventurerThe wardrobe you packed was better suited for a semester of camping than club hopping. Outdoorsy, you might forgo a crazy night out for an early all-day adventure. You'd rather take in the rich culture of an old town than the metropolis of a modern city, but for you getting off the grid is ideal. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Nautical Science |
| Course Department: | Nautical Science |
| Instructor: | Jay Amster |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I did not expect Nautical science to be such a major and transformative part of the SEA experience. Navigating by the stars is so amazing. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | It has not department at Wellesley but it is an amazing course. |
